The C2 website posts a searchable database of randomized controlled clinical trials and systematic reviews of social, psychological, education, and criminological research. All research presented on the website has met rigorous methodological standards and are designed to provide researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with critical reviews of current research. Currently twenty one full reviews are available to download from the website and several more are currently in progress.

CEBSS is jointly funded by The Department of Health and a consortium of Social Services Departments in the South West of England with the main aim of ensuring that decisions taken at all levels in Social Services are informed by trends from good-quality research. CEBSS is based at the University of Exeter and is part of the Peninsula Medical School.

Assignments

Before the session: Consider the patient or client population you most commonly work with. Identify one evidence-based practice you would like to promote in this community. Make note of how you decided this practice was evidence-based. Were there other alternatives?

Recommended: Visit the website, www.ebbp.org. Click on “training” then click on the module that interests you. You might want to start with “EBBP Process Module.” Modules also include “Searching the Literature” and “Systematic Reviews.” Modules are highly interactive and well done.

During the Session: Consider a specific patient or community you have recently worked with. Write one background and one foreground question that could guide your learning. Use PICO’s to create an EBP query for this client.

After the Session (Optional): Visit the website, www.ebbp.org. If you have already completed the modules, check out the pages for resources, “conversations,” or competencies.